William Edward Green

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William Edward Green, better known as William Friese-Greene, was a pioneering British inventor and early motion picture experimenter credited with significant contributions to the development of cinematography.

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instanceOf British person
cinematography pioneer
person
alsoKnownAs William Edward Green NERFINISHED
William Friese Greene NERFINISHED
birthName William Edward Green NERFINISHED
burialPlace Highgate Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1855-09-07
dateOfDeath 1921-05-05
era Victorian era
early 20th century
ethnicGroup English
fieldOfWork cinematography
motion picture technology
gender male
hasGenre experimental film technology
hasNationality British
hasWork early motion picture camera patents
influenced development of British cinema
knownFor developing early motion picture cameras
patents related to cinematography
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableEvent collapse and death at a film industry meeting in London in 1921
notableFor contributions to the development of cinematography
early experiments in motion pictures
occupation inventor
motion picture experimenter
photographer
placeOfBirth Bristol NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
residence Bristol NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
spouse Edith Harrison NERFINISHED
Helena Friese-Greene NERFINISHED

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William Friese-Greene birthName William Edward Green